Tomorrow–Saturday, April 26–is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 15px 10px; border: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #666666;">Tomorrow–Saturday, April 26–is the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., thousands of DEA-coordinated collection sites will be available across the country, and consumers are encouraged to use this opportunity to safely and legally dispose of any unneeded pills, including prescription pain pills and other controlled substance medications, as these pills can only be accepted for disposal when law enforcement is present.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 15px 10px; border: 0px; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; color: #666666;">Consumers have disposed of over 3.4 million pounds of unwanted medication during previous DEA National Prescription Drug Take-Back Days. During the seventh DEA take-back event on October 26, 2013, more than 5,500 locations provided take-back services across all 50 states and United States territories. More information and a link to the DEA Take-Back Day collection site locator is available on the AWARxE&reg;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.awarerx.org/" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: #028bff; outline: 0px;">website</a>.</p>

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